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Location:

Snoqualmie,WA,

Member Since:

Feb 24, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

  • 2011 Boston Marathon -- 2:27 (Top 50)
  • 2011 Steilacoom 20k -- 1:04:57 (1st)
  • 2010 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon -- 2:26 (7th) 
  • 2010 Fall City 10k -- 31:06 (1st)
  • 2009 Indy Mini Marathon -- 1:07:53 (7th)
  • 2009 WWU Invitational -- 10000m (30:58)
  • 2009 UW Indoor Meet -- 5000m (14:49)
  • 2008 Orem Turkey Run -4 miler -- 19:55 (1st)
  • 2008 Seafair Torchlight 8k--25:03 (3rd) 
  • 2008 Time to Fly 5k -- 15:35 (1st)
  • 2008 Newport Marathon -- 2:22:47 (1st)
  • Steilacoom 15M--1:18:30 (1st)
  • 2007 Olympic Trials -- 2:30:41 (91st)
  • 2007 St. George --2:18:55 (3rd)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Feb 23 -- Ft Steilacoom 15M
  • March 23  – Ft. Steilacoom 20k
  • April 15  – Boston Marathon
  • June 8 – Sound to Narrows 12k
  • June 22  – Grandma’s Half Marathon (USATF Champs.)
  • July 7 – Run of the Mill 5k
  • July 27 – Torchlight 8k
  • September – SJJ Half (maybe)
  • October/November – Fall Marathon (maybe)
  • December – Club XC Nationals

Long-Term Running Goals:

 Stay healthy

Personal:

Ran track my junior and senior years in high school and cross country my senior year. Went to BYU but did not run. Served LDS church mission to San Bernardino, CA. Started running again in April 2005. Marathon debut was St. George in 2005.

I coach the Mount Si High School Track Team (distance)

Been married for almost 17 years. My wife, Mara, and I have four kids ages 16, 14, 13 and 11.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks T5 Lifetime Miles: 34.00
Ravenna Lifetime Miles: 250.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.004.000.0015.00

I'm officially registered for Boston. They were giving me a hard time because I didn't have a qualifying marathon time in the 18-month window. That was because I didn't finish a marathon in timeframe. I gave them my Indy Mini sub 1:08 time and that seemed to work for the elite entry. So I'm working now toward Boston.

Today brought the end to my first full week of solid productive training in at least two months. I woke up early for a church meeting and then around 9am headed out for my run. It was supposed to be a soaker today but instead, it was a partly sunny, wind-free 36-degree morning...near perfect for a track workout.

I ran from home to the MSHS track -- exactly 4 miles. I wore running pants because it was quite a bit colder than what I had run in all week and I was having flashbacks to that bitter cold morning last month when I pull my hammy in that race in Kent. So mostly as a precaution i put on the pants. After stretching and doing a couple of warm up laps at the track, I shed the pants and jacket and began the workout: 2x2M @5:12 with four minutes active rest. By this time, it was almost completely sunny...still chilly but no wind.

For the first time since my race in December, I felt REALLY good during hard running.

First mile was in 5:09. Second was in 5:11. I was feeling really good and had developed a solid rhythmn through that rep. The four minutes rest seemed to long so at 3:30, I was ready to go for the second rep. Mile 1 was in 5:11 and Mile 2 was in 5:09. I felt really good and probably could have done another rep but was happy to have completed a solid workout feeling strong and injury free.

To be clear, this wasn't a super crazy hard workout. It was fairly short and the times weren't blistering, but as I work my way back into shape it was the perfect workout physically and mentally.

The jog back home took me back up Snoqualmie Parkway. The clouds started to roll in and the wind picked up a bit making it a bit chilly but toally manageable. It helped that I had nailed a solid workout for the first time in a while.

Hopefully I'm getting back on track.

 

ST4 Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Marathon Dreamer on Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 12:44:25 from 200.52.168.2

Excellent!! I wish I could run those times... gives me motivation to keep working hard!!! Sounds like you are on your way to a great year!!!

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